Away from baywatch i feeorerday. Temporary repairs are in place to fix signal problems that stranded thousands of commuters. But the agency warns the repairs could go down at any moment. Lauren will be tracking problems for us all morning. The company sleeping partners is recalling moses baskets for infants. The baskets are sold at major retailers like babiesrus and bye bye baby. Cpsc. Gov for recall information. The kentucky county clerk who refuse toss issue marriage licenses heads to court today. Kim davis is ignoring on order from the u. S. Supreme court. She refuses to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples or to anyone and says shes doing it under gods authority. Right now, you can apply for the lottery for tickets to see pope francis in central park. Procession through the park will take place on september 25th. Head to our website, nbcnewyork. Com for information. He said this time around, they werent able to get the bigger, bigger venue like have a mass in central park as previous popes have done. Theyre trying to make up for it by doing the publicstyle events. And having him reach as many people as possible. So many will want to see him. Meanwhile, its 5 14. Dealing with some heat today. Hopefully the temperatures will be lower by the time the holy father gets here. We can use a little cooling down by then and hopefully by then it will happen. Not in the immediate future today certainly. Another hot steamy one out there. The last day of the heat wave where we get up to 90 degrees. This would be day five. Could be a spot shower later on this afternoon and friday. Most of that activity will tend to be north and west of the city. Would cancel outdoor plans because of that risk. The weekend, boy, fantastic. Saturday, sunday and monday all filled with sunshine. Pollen report still up there as the weed county very high. Ragweed level, grass, most Counts Holding at low level. Theres a lot of irritants for allergy sufferers. Across long island, not a big spread in temperatures. Hampton bay at 67. Valley stream at 71. North port 70. Towards the city, mid70s. Low to mid60s. Mid and upper 60s. Still muggy morning out there. No matter where you are. Generally speaking, it is a clear sky. Future tracker shows nothing more than a few clouds building to the north and west. A good deal of sunshine sending temperatures to 09 and 95. Few showers this evening. Generally towards the north. Not much activity even through tomorrow morning. A back door cool front will bring an air mass change. It spawns a couple of showers tomorrow afternoon and then by tomorrow evening, most of those push back to pennsylvania and dissipate. Lots of sunshine expected saturday. Nice and sunny and clear throughout the day. That coupled with lower humidity too. 92 today. Not lower humidity. Just an isolated shower or storm. Most folks dont see that. 75 the low tonight with a mostly cloudy sky. Maybe a passing shower one or two locations. Best chance north of town. Getting away this weekend, the shore looking good. Upper 70s to 80s. Warmer on monday. Not necessarily want to be in a hurry to leave with more sunshine anticipated through monday, labor day. Same thing out east. 77 saturday. 80 on sunday. The symbols strung across the board. Much the same in the northwestern suburbs as well. Towards the catskills, heading out to do a little boating on a lake. Mid to upper 80s. It does get warmer in the inland spots. Up around 90 there. Sevenday forecast, 92 there. 83 tomorrow. Shower risk early especially. Back to sun, low humidity, 82 saturday. 87 sunday and around 90 and could start a new heat wave, joy, early next week. Lets see if theres joyousness on the commute. I would like to say there is a lot of joyousness on the commute. Not causing a problem on the western spur of the turnpike heading southbound on the ramp to route 3. Something to keep in mind. A leave u. Live look at the holland tunnel. Things are moving nicely from both approaches. At the lincoln tunnel, things look good as well. A bit of a slow ride at the george on the upper level inbound as they clear construction. Heading to the Grand Central parkway, things look good in queens. Smooth sailing through here. The l. I. E. Is still in good shape. The Staten Island expressway, a bit of a slow ride. Roadwork out there again. Both directions by bradley avenue. You have two lanes shut down. As you know, if you commute on Staten Island. You need to leave yourself extra time since its ongoing. The best news of all, more good news for the lirr. Its 5 17. Thanks lauren. Turning to decision 2016. Republican frontrunner donald trump has a meeting scheduled in manhattan with the head of the national committee. There is a possibility trump could be asked to pledge that he will not run as a thirdparty candidate if he fails to get the republican nomination for president. When asked about it last months debate, republican debate, trump indicated he may not be willing to make that promise. Meanwhile, in florida, it has the look of a campaign swing. Vice President Joe Biden attending several events. Keeping quiet about a possible president ial run. Tracie potts is in washington. So many questions every time joe biden does something these days, tracie. Right. Hes well aware. He sort of joked about it yesterday saying wow, look how many showed up and are interested in this Community College event. While thats interesting, reporters were shouting questions at him about 2016, which hes not answering. Analysts are telling us there may be good reasons yes may or may not want to take on Hillary Clinton. Its vice President Joe Bidens second day in battleground florida focusing on a roon today amid speculation about whether hell run for president. People who arent willing to risk at failing never succeed. The draft Biden Campaign is hiring staff in south carolina. Analysts say he could be more of a threat to republicans than Hillary Clinton. He has the likability factor. Hes able to connect with voters. This is something that Hillary Clinton lacks. Numbers have dwindled with questions about her emails and a top aide is expected to plead the fifth on capitol hill today. Insiders think bidens path to victory may force him to go on the attack. I dont know if joe biden has the stomach to launch a Campaign Based on attacking Hillary Clinton. Theyre thrilled she may face the top ten in the next debate. The more people see me and hear me, the more they think she really can be president of the united states. While clintons numbers fade, fiorinas are steadily improving. Keep in mind. Its politics. Its all about money because thats how you get the message out. Right now, Hillary Clinton has braved more than the top three republicans not including donald trump. Joe biden hasnt raised anything at all. He hasnt announced. There would be catching up to do if, in fact, he decides to run. Which we still dont know. All right, tracie. Thanks very much for that update. We appreciate it. The Bronx High School that was rocked in a gas explosion last month is expected to be ready for the first day of classes. Students will return to john f. Kennedy high school in marble hill next week. Officials say a worker testing a gas line lit a match that caused the blast. It blew out the walls and windows of several classrooms on the sixth floor. Damaged rooms will be sealed off. 5 20 right now. Just ahead, the future of American Pharoah, what the owner is saying about whether that horse is going to return to the track. Its one feature thats not advertised. What police say happened to this phone. Follow the today in new york team on facebook and twitter. Well be right back. Yoplait greek 100. For when you just cant make it without a proteinpacked, thick and creamy, powermeupwithsomething filling tastebudloving, satisfaction by the spoonful, deliciously fruity, dinner feels a million years away, grab and go, lets take on the world with 100 calories, snack yoplait greek 100. There are hundreds of reasons to snack on it. Welcome back. 76 degrees right now. 5 23 on this thursday morning. A man in california credits his iphone with stopping a bullet. Take a look at the pictures from fresno, police. He fired a shot at a man trying to steal his laptop bag. The victim hit the pants pocket where his phone was. It shattered the phone and bounced off. The victim is okay. The suspect ran off. Over the years, right, weve reported on so many stories where somebody is holding something in their pocket or a bible or something that really they felt like protected them. In this case, it was an iphone. Another purpose. Marketing now. Not just a phone. A shield. Not really bulletproof, though. Wouldnt go about use that as a protective device. Want to protect yourself by hydrating again today. Another hot one. This could be the hottest one. 92 the expected high . The city today. Lots much hazy sunshine. Could lead to an isolated thunderstorm north and west of the city. Temperatures generally in the mid70s. Tonight a muggy night. An isolated shower and again, finally break the heat wave by tomorrow. Were hydrating right now. Please. Let get this going. Ahead, lauren. We can talk about the lirr. Were hydrating. Were going to talk about good things for the commute. The commuter checklist. If youre getting on the rails, everything is in good shape. Heres an up dapt on the buses. A lot the detours this morning. The b 39, m 100, and 101 and 104 for the city and bus route 159 is on detour. Things are pretty good. Lauren, thanks very much. We may have seen the last of American Pharoah as lauren hydrates. Plans for the winner are expected to be announced soon. The owner posted on twitter, he and his family had a fourhour meeting with the thoroughbreds trainer after the horse was beaten on saturday. His gut feeling is time to retire. Plan before that was to race one more time. Breeders cup classic on october 31st. Lots of people will be awaiting to see whats going on there. Just ahead, update on twot breaking stories were following this morning. Reporter im Katherine Creag live in patchogue in Suffolk County. A driver was arrested who sparked a wild chain of events, a car crash, a pedestrian being hit and a truck being stolen. Well sort it out coming up. Reporter another wild pursuit in hillside, new jersey. An Early Morning crash possibly turned fatal. Im Tracie Strahan live in hillside with the latest. Thats straight ahead. If youre about to head out the door, take us with you. Keep watching today in new york. Download the news 4 new york app on your mobile device right now. Well be right back. School starts tomorrow, and theyre not ready. With staples theyll be 110 ready. Notebook, folders, glue sticks. 25 , 15 and 50. Aw, now im not sure if im ready for them to go back. Im so ready. Make low prices happen. Make 110 ready happen. Staples. Make more happen. Many wrinkle creams come with high hopes, but hope. Doesnt work on wrinkles. Clinically proven neutrogena rapid wrinkle repair with the fastest retinol formula available, it works on fine lines and even deep wrinkles. Youll see younger looking skin in just one week. Stop hoping for results, and start seeing them. Rapid wrinkle repair. And for dark spots rapid tone repair. From neutrogena. Breaking news in new jersey. A crash overnight. Report that is it came after a police chase. Plus more breaking news on long island. A man under arrest accused of leaving a trail of destruction. And april new scare in the bronx. Legionella found in one buildings water. Whats being done to protect people who live there. Today in new york starts now. Good morning everyone. Its thursday morning, september 3rd. Im darlene rodriguez. Im michael gargiulo. Storm team 4s chris cimino is here with the forecast. Its going to be a hot one still. Unfortunately, once again, kind of steamy. Northern suburbs, the cooler temperatures. 63 in rhinebeck. 62 in lagrange. 65 hopewell junction. Towards the city and here come the 70s. 76 in central park. Its 72 at islip and farmingdale. Little cooler north and west. Not as dramatic as yesterday. It gets steamy everywhere this afternoon. Hot and muggy this afternoon. A high of 88. Could get a popup shower. A high of 92. That would be five in a row over 90. How is the commute moving along, lauren . Commute is moving nicely so far. We have a slow ride at the George Washington bridge. Well take a live look out there. You can see both levels there. A bit of a slow ride on the upper level only. If you want to head to the lincoln or holland, theyre in great shape. Something else in great shape, we can enjoy it while it lasts all morning long. The Long Island Railroad is moving on or close to schedule. More weather and traffic on the 4s. Thank you very much. Breaking news on long island where a wild scene unfold ld overnight in Suffolk County. It was a trail of destruction and a suspect in custody now. Today in new yorks Katherine Creag is in patchogue with the story. Kat . Reporter here in patchogue, michael, Police Spent Hours here. A Police Officer just left a little while ago. This was, as you said, a wild scene, bizarre chain of events that stretched across Suffolk County for several miles. It started out in holtsville, west of where we are. According to the police department, there was a crash between two cars in holtsville. On the long island expressway near exit 62 going eastbound. There are reports one of the drivers got out of the vehicle on foot and started running toward a parking lot. Stole a truck and took off in it driving several miles east towards patchogue. In the middle of all of that, a Good Samaritan reportedly was hit by a car as that person tried to paramedics rushed that person to the hospital. The driver in the original crash ended up here where we are in patchogue at route 112. Were told the driver hit a Police Cruiser and crashed a truck he had stolen. He has been taken into custody. In fact, we saw a Police Officer taking down that person. Were waiting to get an update from police. Taking a little longer than usual, michael. Apparently it covers so much territory and so much happened as you can imagine. Back to you, michael. Kat, thank you very much. Also breaking news in new jersey right now. A crash and a Large Police Presence in hillside at the intersection of fabyan place and williams avenue. Tracie strahan is there. Reporter it appears the Early Morning investigation wrapped up, at least here at the scene. We still are trying to confirm reports that the Police Pursuit ended in at least one fatality and one person being questioned at this hour by police. Well show you what it looked like when we arrived here on fabyan place. Initial reports around 1 00 this morning came in. Accident reconstruction teams were on the scene trying to retrace what led to the crash that resulted from a person possibly being ejected from the vehicle. We saw a crumpled black vehicle at the scene that was towed away on a flatbed about 15, 20 minutes ago. Were hearing this was the rumt of a police chase between a vehicle and Hillside Police. Vehicles appears to have tumbled on to i78 that were on the other side of. Were not clear what led to that Police Pursuit and are working to confirm the report that is one person was killed at the scene. Well bring you more updates throughout the day, darlene. Back to you. Tracie strahan, thank you. A normal commute is expected on the Long Island Railroad this morning. Only a temporary repairs hold up. Yesterday, thousands of commuters were either stranded at penn station, packed into crowded subway cars or waited on stalled trains. The mta says it was all because of signal problems west of jamaica. The agency is warning commuters repairs could go down at any moment. Lauren is keeping an eye on this all morning. Time to get a check of weather and traffic on the 4s. Lets check on the weather first. Weve got weather and traffic together. Weather first. An air quality alert. Same air mass in place. Pretty stagnant. Up to 11 00, this evening, again, respiratory issues, you want to limit your time outside and be careful. Stay indoors or the peak heating hourgs. Patchy areas of fog. Not seeing a lot of it. Hit and miss. Day five likely to continue. Expected high today. Lots of hazy sunshine. Build in a few clouds that lead to an isolated thunder shower. Most folks escape that. Lets check on the commute. The commute is being pretty nice to us this thursday morning. Wednesday was a different story. Long island railroad, well continue to keep you updated on this. Everything on or close to schedule. No problems out there. All of your major commuter lines as well. Well take a live look at the roads. The connecticut turnpike by darien by the service plaza. Free and clear on the connecticut turnpike. Merritt parkway looks good. The b 39, m 1u7b. 10 had. New Jersey Transit bus route 159 on detour. Move your cars today. Alternate side of the Street Parking rules in effect and more weather and traffic on the 4s. Thousands of people in the bronx are concerned after the legionella bacteria turned up in the water system at a housing complex. Its the melrose house. The Health Department sent notices that hot water in one building did test positive. Now in the last six months there have been four cases of legionnaires disease reported at that housing complex. As a precaution, the Health Department ordered the hot water shut off in the affected building. 681 cortland avenue. Each apartment will get a wa